Economy > Labor force > By occupation > Industry: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Economy > Labor force > By occupation, which lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by sector of occupation. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other economic activities that do not produce material goods. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete and may range from 99-101 percent due to rounding.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	BahrainBahrain	79%	2013
2	BruneiBrunei	62.8%	2013
=3	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	48%	2013
=3	Saint HelenaSaint Helena	48%	2011
5	BelarusBelarus	45.9%	2013
6	Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+	41%	2013
=7	British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl.	40%	2013
=7	GibraltarGibraltar	40%	2013
9	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	39.4%	2013
10	BhutanBhutan	39.1%	2013
11	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	38.6%	2013
12	TaiwanTaiwan	36.2%	2013
13	MalaysiaMalaysia	36%	2013
14	BulgariaBulgaria	35.2%	2013
15	SloveniaSlovenia	35%	2013
16	San MarinoSan Marino	34.4%	2013
17	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	33%	2012
18	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	32.6%	2013
=19	KiribatiKiribati	32%	2013
=19	DominicaDominica	32%	2013
21	TunisiaTunisia	31.9%	2013
22	IranIran	31%	2013
23	TongaTonga	30.6%	2013
24	PolandPoland	30.2%	2013
25	BangladeshBangladesh	30%	2013
26	HungaryHungary	29.7%	2013
27	ChinaChina	29.5%	2013
=28	CroatiaCroatia	29%	2013
=28	GreenlandGreenland	29%	2013
30	PortugalPortugal	28.5%	2013
31	West BankWest Bank	28.4%	2013
32	ItalyItaly	28.3%	2013
33	SwedenSweden	28.2%	2013
	Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile)	27.85%	2013
34	RussiaRussia	27.4%	2013
35	SlovakiaSlovakia	27%	2013
=36	JapanJapan	26.2%	2013
=36	TurkeyTurkey	26.2%	2013
=38	South AfricaSouth Africa	26%	2013
=38	UkraineUkraine	26%	2013
=38	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	26%	2013
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	25.89%	2013
41	Sri LankaSri Lanka	25.8%	2013
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	25.11%	2013
42	BelgiumBelgium	25%	2013
=43	MaltaMalta	24.7%	2013
=43	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	24.7%	2013
45	GermanyGermany	24.6%	2013
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	24.34%	2013
46	FranceFrance	24.3%	2013
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	24.04%	2013
=47	LatviaLatvia	24%	2013
=47	SpainSpain	24%	2013
=49	PeruPeru	23.8%	2013
=49	South KoreaSouth Korea	23.8%	2013
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	23.76%	2013
=51	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	23.4%	2013
=51	MexicoMexico	23.4%	2013
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	23.32%	2013
=53	SeychellesSeychelles	23%	2013
=53	ChileChile	23%	2013
=53	AlbaniaAlbania	23%	2013
=53	ArgentinaArgentina	23%	2013
=53	MaldivesMaldives	23%	2013
=53	LibyaLibya	23%	2013
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	22.93%	2013
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	22.9%	2013
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	22.72%	2013
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	22.72%	2013
=59	NamibiaNamibia	22.4%	2013
=59	GreeceGreece	22.4%	2013
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	22.38%	2013
61	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	22.3%	2013
=62	IcelandIceland	22.2%	2013
=62	IndonesiaIndonesia	22.2%	2013
64	Costa RicaCosta Rica	22%	2013
65	VenezuelaVenezuela	21.8%	2013
66	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	21.4%	2013
=67	RomaniaRomania	21.1%	2013
=67	AustraliaAustralia	21.1%	2013
=67	NorwayNorway	21.1%	2013
70	VietnamVietnam	21%	2013
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	20.98%	2013
=71	HondurasHonduras	20.9%	2013
=71	MontenegroMontenegro	20.9%	2013
73	PakistanPakistan	20.7%	2013
74	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	20.6%	2013
75	CyprusCyprus	20.5%	2013
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	20.39%	2013
76	DenmarkDenmark	20.3%	2013
77	EstoniaEstonia	20.2%	2013
=78	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	20%	2013
=78	GrenadaGrenada	20%	2013
=78	BoliviaBolivia	20%	2013
=78	JordanJordan	20%	2013
=78	El SalvadorEl Salvador	20%	2013
83	MoroccoMorocco	19.8%	2013
=84	SingaporeSingapore	19.6%	2013
=84	LithuaniaLithuania	19.6%	2013
86	SerbiaSerbia	19.5%	2013
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	19.38%	2013
87	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	19.1%	2013
=88	NicaraguaNicaragua	19%	2013
=88	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	19%	2013
=88	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	19%	2013
=88	IndiaIndia	19%	2013
=88	JamaicaJamaica	19%	2013
=88	New ZealandNew Zealand	19%	2013
=88	The GambiaThe Gambia	19%	2013
=88	IrelandIreland	19%	2013
=88	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	19%	2013
97	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	18.9%	2013
98	EcuadorEcuador	18.8%	2013
99	IraqIraq	18.7%	2013
100	PanamaPanama	18.6%	2013
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	18.59%	2013
101	ParaguayParaguay	18.5%	2013
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	18.48%	2013
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	18.43%	2013
102	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	18.2%	2013
103	BelizeBelize	18.1%	2013
104	NetherlandsNetherlands	18%	2013
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	17.91%	2013
105	LuxembourgLuxembourg	17.2%	2013
106	CubaCuba	17.1%	2013
=107	EgyptEgypt	17%	2013
=107	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	17%	2013
109	CambodiaCambodia	16.9%	2013
110	ArmeniaArmenia	16.8%	2013
111	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	16.3%	2013
=112	SyriaSyria	16%	2013
=112	IsraelIsrael	16%	2013
114	Gaza StripGaza Strip	15.6%	2013
115	FinlandFinland	15.5%	2013
=116	Cook IslandsCook Islands	15%	2013
=116	United Arab EmiratesUAE	15%	2013
=116	GabonGabon	15%	2013
=116	GhanaGhana	15%	2013
=116	PhilippinesPhilippines	15%	2013
=116	BarbadosBarbados	15%	2013
=122	UruguayUruguay	14%	2013
=122	GuatemalaGuatemala	14%	2013
=122	SurinameSuriname	14%	2013
=122	Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island	14%	2013
=122	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	14%	2013
127	ThailandThailand	13.6%	2013
128	AlgeriaAlgeria	13.4%	2013
129	BrazilBrazil	13.3%	2013
130	UzbekistanUzbekistan	13.2%	2013
131	MoldovaMoldova	13.1%	2013
=132	ColombiaColombia	13%	2013
=132	CameroonCameroon	13%	2013
134	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	12.5%	2013
135	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	12.1%	2013
136	KazakhstanKazakhstan	11.9%	2013
137	HaitiHaiti	11.5%	2013
138	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	11%	2013
139	TajikistanTajikistan	10.9%	2013
140	MongoliaMongolia	10.6%	2013
=141	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	10%	2013
=141	MauritaniaMauritania	10%	2013
=141	ZimbabweZimbabwe	10%	2013
=141	NigeriaNigeria	10%	2013
=141	East TimorEast Timor	10%	2013
=141	GuamGuam	10%	2012
147	GeorgiaGeorgia	8.9%	2013
148	LiberiaLiberia	8%	2013
=149	BurmaBurma	7%	2013
=149	NepalNepal	7%	2013
=149	SudanSudan	7%	2013
=152	ZambiaZambia	6%	2013
=152	NigerNiger	6%	2013
=152	MozambiqueMozambique	6%	2013
155	AfghanistanAfghanistan	5.7%	2013
=156	UgandaUganda	5%	2013
=156	TogoTogo	5%	2013
=156	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	5%	2013
=156	The BahamasThe Bahamas	5%	2013
=156	VanuatuVanuatu	5%	2013
=156	EthiopiaEthiopia	5%	2013
=162	AustriaAustria	4.7%	2013
=162	AndorraAndorra	4.7%	2013
164	Wallis and FutunaWallis+	4%	2013
165	BurundiBurundi	2.3%	2013

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